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The Battle for Your thoughts

First read 2 Corinthians 10:3-5.

The greatest battle we face when Jesus becomes Lord in our lives is in our minds. That is why Paul encourages us in our Bible text today to take our thoughts captive to the obedience of God. The enemy will try by all possible means to persuade you to think badly, negatively, or degradingly of yourself and others with his lying schemes. But in Jesus you have the authority to destroy these thought patterns. To do this, you can use the weapons of God, for example, by confessing God's greatness, praising Him, or hurling God's truth at the enemy.

Jeremiah 23:29 says: “Does not my word burn like fire?” says the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?” God has the power to break physical things, but His Word also breaks down thoughts and circumstances that tower like mountains before us.

How do I know what God thinks about me? In Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) we read: “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” God's thoughts about his children are full of peace, hope, life, and blessing. "The LORD remembers us and will bless us." (Psalm 115:12)

God is always for you! When you find that your thinking becomes destructive and heavy, prepare for the good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12), by rejecting everything in Jesus' name that could cause you to waver. And ask God to renew your mind, as Paul already wrote to the church in Rome: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2).

Prayer, Get Free & Next Step:

Proverbs 4:23 (NIV): “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it”. 

Go to God in prayer and ask him if you believe a lie about him or yourself. Then find a Bible passage and pray out God's truth about your life.

When you feel lonely or forgotten, let God speak to you through the scripture verse Joshua 1:5 (NLT): “No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.”